briochick
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Hi all, I'm briochick. I'm 25, and an English teacher working full time teaching students k-9th in Korea. I have a bachelor's degree and almost a certificate on top of that. 
almost.
I am ADHD. Very. Not self or gp diagnosed. I'm an introvert but only just barely. I had a rough childhood. It could have been worse. It could have been much nicer.
I've been to five therapists, three of them were good. Since I became an adult I've had a T suggest I have depression, borderline personality disorder (because I used to self-injure. I don't anymore, btw), post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety-whatever, blah I forget whatever else but I think there was one more.
I recently got a bout of bad headaches and ended up at the neurologist who diagnosed me with migraines and gave me a combination of an anti-epilepsy drug plus a seratonin reuptake inhibitor plus some things for brain healing in addition to the Welbutrin I was already taken and I've had significant improvement in my psychological symptoms, though I still am getting headaches somewhat. This makes me think that perhaps I have more than just your regular run of the mill depression. Actually my head has cleared enough recently and I've been confident enough to look back and say, you know, I think I probably have depression with a bit (more than a bit?) of psychosis.
Without meds pychosis included:
I'm here, because I want to figure out what to do about it. Right now I'm in a country with universal health care but I won't be forever. This country is also seriously behind on psychology so I can't tell them of my psychotic symptoms (even though I have only the most mild now) or I'm sure they would revoke my visa. With the relief I've had recently both emotionally and mentally I'm thinking that maybe I could get permanent relief (which I had never really hoped for, I thought I'd just have to *deal*) with a combination of meds but I'd like to do it in a western country.
But I want to know what I'd be getting myself into. And have a good grasp on what is wonky about my brain before I leap into the shark tank.
So I'm here.
comments are welcome.
almost. I am ADHD. Very. Not self or gp diagnosed. I'm an introvert but only just barely. I had a rough childhood. It could have been worse. It could have been much nicer.
I've been to five therapists, three of them were good. Since I became an adult I've had a T suggest I have depression, borderline personality disorder (because I used to self-injure. I don't anymore, btw), post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety-whatever, blah I forget whatever else but I think there was one more.
I recently got a bout of bad headaches and ended up at the neurologist who diagnosed me with migraines and gave me a combination of an anti-epilepsy drug plus a seratonin reuptake inhibitor plus some things for brain healing in addition to the Welbutrin I was already taken and I've had significant improvement in my psychological symptoms, though I still am getting headaches somewhat. This makes me think that perhaps I have more than just your regular run of the mill depression. Actually my head has cleared enough recently and I've been confident enough to look back and say, you know, I think I probably have depression with a bit (more than a bit?) of psychosis.
Without meds pychosis included:
- feeling watched
- unexplained terror
- feeling like things were crawling on/touching me
- noises/whispering (no/virtually no distinguishable words)
- catching things out of the corner of my eye (a cat, a person, a shadow) only to look up and see nothing
- paranoia
- feeling like I was going to die (not suicidal)
- major compulsions
- unwanted images of violence in my mind that would terrify me
I'm here, because I want to figure out what to do about it. Right now I'm in a country with universal health care but I won't be forever. This country is also seriously behind on psychology so I can't tell them of my psychotic symptoms (even though I have only the most mild now) or I'm sure they would revoke my visa. With the relief I've had recently both emotionally and mentally I'm thinking that maybe I could get permanent relief (which I had never really hoped for, I thought I'd just have to *deal*) with a combination of meds but I'd like to do it in a western country.
But I want to know what I'd be getting myself into. And have a good grasp on what is wonky about my brain before I leap into the shark tank.
So I'm here.
comments are welcome.
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